We had dinner at Gerry’s and we were confident that we were safe. We were wrong.

The group of ordinary-looking twenty-somethings were apparently thieves. The guy reached and took Nini’s bag. Right under our noses and we didn’t even notice.

The guard we reported to mentioned another recent similar case. An incident in Gloria Maris where another patron’s whole bag was stolen. Like us, the victim probably didn’t think there would be that kind of people in that kind of place.

All we have now is a name. The group in the table behind us paid by credit card. It was charged to a certain Nicole Durene Cu. If NBI would bother to look, it’s possible that we find out if this Nicole Durene Cu frequents various restaurants with her certain group of “friends.” That’s if anyone would bother.

Let this be a warning to everyone. No place is safe. This thing right here is an organized crime. We made the mistake of being careless just because we were inside the restaurant. And just because the group in that table looked like ordinary colleagues who went out for a meal.

It’s depressing how low our society has sunk. That there are people who put their effort on doing thieving and evil, when the same amount of effort could have been enough for a legitimate and productive cause.